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Fighting the Funk

                                               Life is
                                                 Too
                                                Short
Ever feel like you’re in a funk . . . you
                                                  To
know, those times when nothing seems
                                                 Wait
to be working right . . . when
                                                 For
everything you do breaks . . . when you
                                              Someday!
feel like crying a river of tears?




                   NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
Fighting the Funk

                                               Life is
For those who are usually exuberant              Too
and positive and joyful, when the funk          Short
hits, it’s like the moment a kite falls to        To
the ground. One minute you’re soaring            Wait
high above the clouds and the next –             For
you plummet downward, get tangled             Someday!
up in the feelings and sink in a swamp
of melancholy.



                   NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
Fighting the Funk

                                              Life is
                                                Too
Most of us fight the funk in the wrong         Short
way – by beating ourselves up over it.           To
                                                Wait
We allow negativity to grab hold and            For
pull us in a downward spiral.                Someday!




                  NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
Fighting the Funk

                                              Life is
                                                Too
                                               Short
We start to believe there is something
                                                 To
wrong with us . . . like maybe we aren’t
                                                Wait
as far along on the happy curve that we
                                                For
thought we were.
                                             Someday!




                  NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
Fighting the Funk

                                              Life is
                                                Too
                                               Short
                                                 To
There are two things you need to                Wait
realize about the funk.                         For
                                             Someday!




                  NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
Fighting the Funk

                                              Life is
                                                Too
Realize that EVERYONE falls into the           Short
funk. Yes, everyone. Even those who              To
have the most incredible relationships,         Wait
who enjoy financial success, who have           For
great health. REM sings it best . . .        Someday!
“Everybody hurts . . . sometimes.”




                  NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
Fighting the Funk

                                               Life is
Realize that it’s the Law of Opposites at        Too
work in your life to help you                   Short
understand this wonderful journey                 To
completely. Without feeling hurt, you            Wait
cannot understand love. Without                  For
knowing lack, you won’t grasp plenty.         Someday!
Without the funk, you can’t understand
happiness.



                   NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
Fighting the Funk

                                               Life is
                                                 Too
Once you understand this, rather than           Short
berating yourself and feeling like you’ve         To
failed at living in a state of happiness         Wait
and contentment . . . once you accept            For
the funk, you begin to release the hold       Someday!
it has on you.




                   NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
Fighting the Funk

                                               Life is
                                                 Too
Just acknowledge it, embrace it. . . like       Short
you would an old acquaintance that                To
just walked into a room. “Oh, I                  Wait
remember you . . . it’s been a while             For
since you came around.”                       Someday!




                   NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
Fighting the Funk

                                              Life is
                                                Too
Then, you can begin to gently guide this       Short
old acquaintance to the door like you            To
would an unruly guest.                          Wait
                                                For
So, how do you fight the funk?               Someday!




                  NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
Fighting the Funk

                                              Life is
                                                Too
You start by counting your blessings.
                                               Short
Yes, it’s the same old message that has
                                                 To
been proclaimed from early on . . .
                                                Wait
count your blessings, name them one
                                                For
by one.
                                             Someday!
Speak them, write them, share them.




                  NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
Fighting the Funk

                                               Life is
                                                 Too
It’s called flipping the switch. When           Short
the funk hits you and the negative                To
thoughts and feelings flood your                 Wait
mind... flip the switch and find a               For
positive thought to replace it.               Someday!




                   NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
Fighting the Funk

                                               Life is
This isn’t always the easiest thing to do        Too
when you are in the funk…it might take          Short
days or weeks to see any results... but           To
one little positive thought builds on the        Wait
next little one… and in time, they will          For
compound and turn into a mighty force         Someday!
that will swoop the funk right out the
door.



                   NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
Fighting the Funk


In our culture that thrives on instant          Life is
access to everything, we seek an                  Too
instant fix to our funk . . . which is why       Short
alcohol, prescriptions and drugs are so            To
prevalent. These things take the edge             Wait
off the funk, but it doesn’t ever leave, it       For
just gains momentum until more                 Someday!
alcohol, more prescriptions, more
drugs are needed.



                    NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
Fighting the Funk

                                             Life is
                                               Too
                                              Short
You don’t want to go down that                  To
destructive path.                              Wait
                                               For
                                            Someday!




                 NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
Fighting the Funk

                                                Life is
                                                  Too
Instead, you can take the right kind of          Short
steps towards fighting the funk . . . the          To
daily, hourly, minute by minute account           Wait
of all your blessings.                            For
                                               Someday!
For as long as it takes, do this to fight
the funk.




                    NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
Fighting the Funk

                                              Life is
                                                Too
Finally, always remember…you are not           Short
alone in this battle. Everyone gets the          To
funk…everyone fights it. It doesn’t             Wait
discriminate.                                   For
                                             Someday!




                  NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
Fighting the Funk

                                              Life is
                                                Too
You are more powerful than you realize         Short
and you can overcome the funk that               To
comes knocking by taking the                    Wait
consistent, small steps without giving          For
up.                                          Someday!




                  NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
Fighting the Funk

                                               Life is
                                                 Too
                                                Short
Here’s to your amazing journey, your              To
incredible life, your absolute happiness.        Wait
                                                 For
                                              Someday!




                   NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
Fighting the Funk

                                     Life is
                                       Too
                                      Short
                                        To
Start right now . . .                  Wait
                                       For
                                    Someday!




         NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
Fighting the Funk

                                          Life is
                                            Too
                                           Short
                                             To
http://NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com             Wait
                                            For
                                         Someday!




              NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com

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Fighting the Funk

  • 1. Fighting the Funk Life is Too Short Ever feel like you’re in a funk . . . you To know, those times when nothing seems Wait to be working right . . . when For everything you do breaks . . . when you Someday! feel like crying a river of tears? NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
  • 2. Fighting the Funk Life is For those who are usually exuberant Too and positive and joyful, when the funk Short hits, it’s like the moment a kite falls to To the ground. One minute you’re soaring Wait high above the clouds and the next – For you plummet downward, get tangled Someday! up in the feelings and sink in a swamp of melancholy. NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
  • 3. Fighting the Funk Life is Too Most of us fight the funk in the wrong Short way – by beating ourselves up over it. To Wait We allow negativity to grab hold and For pull us in a downward spiral. Someday! NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
  • 4. Fighting the Funk Life is Too Short We start to believe there is something To wrong with us . . . like maybe we aren’t Wait as far along on the happy curve that we For thought we were. Someday! NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
  • 5. Fighting the Funk Life is Too Short To There are two things you need to Wait realize about the funk. For Someday! NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
  • 6. Fighting the Funk Life is Too Realize that EVERYONE falls into the Short funk. Yes, everyone. Even those who To have the most incredible relationships, Wait who enjoy financial success, who have For great health. REM sings it best . . . Someday! “Everybody hurts . . . sometimes.” NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
  • 7. Fighting the Funk Life is Realize that it’s the Law of Opposites at Too work in your life to help you Short understand this wonderful journey To completely. Without feeling hurt, you Wait cannot understand love. Without For knowing lack, you won’t grasp plenty. Someday! Without the funk, you can’t understand happiness. NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
  • 8. Fighting the Funk Life is Too Once you understand this, rather than Short berating yourself and feeling like you’ve To failed at living in a state of happiness Wait and contentment . . . once you accept For the funk, you begin to release the hold Someday! it has on you. NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
  • 9. Fighting the Funk Life is Too Just acknowledge it, embrace it. . . like Short you would an old acquaintance that To just walked into a room. “Oh, I Wait remember you . . . it’s been a while For since you came around.” Someday! NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
  • 10. Fighting the Funk Life is Too Then, you can begin to gently guide this Short old acquaintance to the door like you To would an unruly guest. Wait For So, how do you fight the funk? Someday! NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
  • 11. Fighting the Funk Life is Too You start by counting your blessings. Short Yes, it’s the same old message that has To been proclaimed from early on . . . Wait count your blessings, name them one For by one. Someday! Speak them, write them, share them. NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
  • 12. Fighting the Funk Life is Too It’s called flipping the switch. When Short the funk hits you and the negative To thoughts and feelings flood your Wait mind... flip the switch and find a For positive thought to replace it. Someday! NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
  • 13. Fighting the Funk Life is This isn’t always the easiest thing to do Too when you are in the funk…it might take Short days or weeks to see any results... but To one little positive thought builds on the Wait next little one… and in time, they will For compound and turn into a mighty force Someday! that will swoop the funk right out the door. NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
  • 14. Fighting the Funk In our culture that thrives on instant Life is access to everything, we seek an Too instant fix to our funk . . . which is why Short alcohol, prescriptions and drugs are so To prevalent. These things take the edge Wait off the funk, but it doesn’t ever leave, it For just gains momentum until more Someday! alcohol, more prescriptions, more drugs are needed. NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
  • 15. Fighting the Funk Life is Too Short You don’t want to go down that To destructive path. Wait For Someday! NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
  • 16. Fighting the Funk Life is Too Instead, you can take the right kind of Short steps towards fighting the funk . . . the To daily, hourly, minute by minute account Wait of all your blessings. For Someday! For as long as it takes, do this to fight the funk. NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
  • 17. Fighting the Funk Life is Too Finally, always remember…you are not Short alone in this battle. Everyone gets the To funk…everyone fights it. It doesn’t Wait discriminate. For Someday! NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
  • 18. Fighting the Funk Life is Too You are more powerful than you realize Short and you can overcome the funk that To comes knocking by taking the Wait consistent, small steps without giving For up. Someday! NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
  • 19. Fighting the Funk Life is Too Short Here’s to your amazing journey, your To incredible life, your absolute happiness. Wait For Someday! NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
  • 20. Fighting the Funk Life is Too Short To Start right now . . . Wait For Someday! NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
  • 21. Fighting the Funk Life is Too Short To http://NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com Wait For Someday! NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com